Nashville vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nashville	Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2451	$2839
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5856	$6013
🏠 One person rent	$1515	$1622
🏘️ Family rent	$2643	$2504
🍽️ Food expenses	$643	$818
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4510	$4320
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	37 km
🎓 Higher education	78	81
😀 Quality of life	89	94
🏙️ Population	689K	718K

The cost of living in Nashville is 14% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 982nd and 381st ($2451 vs $2839) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 843rd and 1st in the United States and Norway, respectively. Check the United States vs Norway comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Nashville compared to 1.5 months in Oslo. Nashville ranked 66th best city to live in the United States vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 252nd and 27th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nashville vs Oslo

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	Nashville	Oslo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$23.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.2	$113
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$16.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.04	$12.2
☕ Cappuccino	$6.64	$5.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.78	$4.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1666	$1731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1232	$1327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3034	$2725
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2217	$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73.5	$47.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.02%	5.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4767	$11707
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2707	$7107
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$4.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.8	$82.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$2.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$2.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$4.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$4.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.45	$6.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$17.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$29.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$3.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.37	$4.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$20.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$3.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$17.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.58	$3.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54	$59.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$18.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.4	$69.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$44.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.2	$103
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.6	$139
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1468	$252
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30286	$15566

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Cities near Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2541
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2332
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2322
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2315
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2809
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2246
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2275
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2245
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2291
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2017
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2027
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2074
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2213
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1761
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1829
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1795
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$1933
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1818
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1812
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$1907
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1896
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1427
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1666
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1650
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2119
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1730
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2144
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1838
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1686
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1808
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1859
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2096
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$1989
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1806
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1365
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1602
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1391
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2079
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1896
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1595

Cities near Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$2227
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$2384
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$2231
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$2281
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1935
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$2084
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1993
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$2156
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$2071
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$2401
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$2157
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1855
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$2092
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1984
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$2029
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$2002
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1423
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$2236
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1705
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1481
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1574
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1424
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1980
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1358
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1479
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1625
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1503
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1337
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1840
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1879
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1251
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1723
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1298
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1544
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1578
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1810
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$2178
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2617
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2336